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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-08-22
Mage Manager Painfully Hurt,

MT ) NJ. Hill, manager of the Anna.
plaS and Alexandria, va, opera houses,
s va painfully injured in Alexandria on
' s;n9sy last by the falling of a piece Of
'aoer from the stage rigging.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-08-22
SUNDAY TRAINS.

,c,,c Annapolis, 74O, 1850, a. m; 2.so' s.45'
aE, pm. ION an N
Leave Bay RIDGE e'U'' ii''V' ~ u.s.
mu y M.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-08-22

THE largest and best assortment of
Mems Boys and Lady's Summer Shoes
In the city-cAeap for cash at CIV. Hall s
Shoe Store. West street opposite the Bank
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-08-22
TIME TABLES.
,.,apoIls, w. A. il. Railroad.

-a5 after May end. 1887, passenger trains
10 sc ~, Annapolis as follows
81 ''' ...rortS ARRIVE IN ANNAPOLIS.
tf1'E A. m. Mail.......... ...sOo a. m.
va. sBa. ~. Acc0m.........,g.9Oa q. IN.
PGsselt' - a, noon Mail ~ p. m.
lce0in..-'~' = = IN n m. Passenger. $50 p. m.
NA3 ...-'' IN D. III. Accom........s.4.00 y. m.
Ao''... rains viii leave Annapolis at $50 a.
SUNDAY ~ Arrive 10 - a. IN, and B.aS p. m.
o. sna - - gnarhcs are run between baltimore
I lh,,gngnsapSlis on all the above trains
snd Anna ,raight 10 and from baltimore every
Iih'II. 1,ai freight Tuesday ana Friday atS.
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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-08-22

ntT PHoSPHATES-The great Health
gtlnS at HART's Cigar Store. cents
gas Call and try it, 81 Maryland Ave
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-08-22

Nt-C0to kstoES-AtJ. b. FLOODS
WI, ,O9gt Main and Green streets. Deliv-
a@ Tree Try one.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-08-22
nay RIDGE TIME TABLE.

Lave Annapolis, 40, 1000, a. M t,l5' $40
' Leave BAY Ridge, sos. 1920. a. M 5.i5' 100
gppm.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-21
NluEctcd for a Mule Collar.

n few instances out of n multitude
will suffice to show the way in which the
government is in the habit of dealing
with its servants. An officer. who has
since risen to the highest rank in the
service. was for many years engaged in
explorations upon the plains. After a
particularly long and severe trip, he
turned in his transportation To a quarter
master in Texas. Upon investigation it
was found that mule collar Was miss
ing, but this was thought nothing of at
the time. such losses being inevitable in
the course of long trip. This occurred
in 1862 In 1867 n letter was received
by the officer in question, then a major
general, asking what disposition he had
made of that mule collar, and requesting
its Immediate return. No attention was
paid to this Iuissivc, and tho correspond
encc ceased for the time being, but in a
few months another epistlc of like
tenor came to hand, and to this
day demands are made at in
terval5 for the surrender of the
mule collar which was lost upon
the staked plains in 1852. At least
twenty letters have been written the gem
eral of the army concerning a trace chain
which he hal upon his papers when sta
toned in California in 1913. and which
it is alleged hc never accounted for, but
presumably converted to his own uses
Globe Democrat
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-21
u Would Abolish the Oath In Law.

Said n prominent lawyer the other day:
The oath in law should, l think, be
abolished. 1t has retained its place upon
the theory that it tends to secure the
telling of the truth, but it does not 1
have been for thirty years constantly
about courts of law, and l unhesitatingly
say that any person conscientious enough
to regard an oath will tell the truth
without one, and for those who may be
restrained by the fear of punishment for
perjury the statutes can he 80 amended
as to make lying upon the witness stand
or the subscription of false affidavits in
legal proceedings punishable by the same
penalties now attached to perjury.
During the thirty years that / have
named / have carefully watched the
course of legal morality, and l tell you
that perjury becomes daily more coni-
mon and the oath lighter and more per-
functory. The clerk drawls out the form
of oath without pause or punctuation.
The witness, with falsehood deliberate
and rehearsed in his heart, drops his
right hand. takes the stand, the lie comes
glibly to his lips. and some mans prop
erty, reputation or liberty are sworn
away for dollars or for a grudge.
The mconsiderate profanity of the
angry or drunken man Is harmless when
compared with the indolent indifference
with which officers administer and the
black perjury with which witnesses take
the oath II we cannot make lying in
judicial proceedings less, let US at least
make it more decent and less profane.-
Detroit Free Press.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-21

I found the natives SO peaceable and
courteous that my firearms were an I'M
necessary load. On one occasion, being
at the hut of a native, an invitation to
dine was accepted. No member of the
family sat down with me, SO great was
their respect They remained standing
until l had done. On leaving the men all
raised their hats. The women We're
always reserved until approached, but re-
spOnd to a gentlemanly inquiry with quiet
mOdesty. The women, according to the
usual custom, are seldom welded by &C.
clesiastical ceremony. Matrimony is too
dear as performed through the instru-
mentality of the padre, and the proba-
ton demanded by the red tape of the
church before eSpousing Is irksome. So
when the native man thinks of taking a
helpmate he prepares by taking a machete
"a long knife or sword with "A wooden
handle), and an acre or SO of ground.
After cutting from the land the brush
wood and weeds he plants portion with
bananas or plantains, which bear fruit in
three years He then builds hut of
palm, matched perfectly tight.
The house being built and the bananas
maturing, he selects the woman to be
casared thOusedD. There is no ceremony
necessary. They have family, the chill
dren are not educated nor clothed, nor
Is any provision necessary. Nature pro-
vides beautifully for nearly all their
wants; why should they worry about
their next meal? There is a bunch of
bananas and plantains maturing every
day for perhaps 100 years without any
further attention. Fish are abundant In
the stream passing by their door. The
man wants a straw hat, which the woman
provides, woven by her hands with the
grass near at hand. The woman weaves
ID covering cloth from the inner bark of q
palm tree, colored green, just sufficient
to meet what mOdesty demands The
man sometimes wants dime for gam
bling. or whisky, or gunpowder, which is
provided by the woman, who does the
gold washing and principal labOr.-ChOco
Cor. San Francisco Chronicle.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-21
Notice Of Meeting of the Put
nam Manufacturing and I'M
prOyement Company.

i q ALL CONCERNED-GREETI
WHEREAS ON the 18th day of Nay A d. lss1,
I. :. 6. Doran, did apply. in writing 10 F. NJ
Vary. Justice of the Peace in and for Putnam
County, Fla, residing in the city Of Paiatka
skiing the said Justice, for good and sufficient
reasons in said petition at large set forth. and
in accordance with the Statute in such case
made and provided. To direct and authorize
me to call a meeting Of the stockholders of the
Putnam Manufacturing and improvement
Cornpany by his warrant, To be- held after due
notice as required by law. for the purpose of
reorganization and the transaction OF such bust
Ness of said Company as may be expedient and
necessary and
Whereas. Said Justice, upon considering said
petition, did issue his warrant said May Il,
iss., directing and authorizing me to call said
meeting,
Now therefore, take notice, That the stock
holderss of said Putnam Manufacturing and
Improvement Company will meet at the Office
of Calhoun. Davis x ellis. in the city of Pa
latka. Putnam County, Fla, on saturday june
4, Iss-, at L. m. for the purpose of reorgariiza-
ton, election of officers and directors and for
the transaction of such business of said Com
pany as may then be deemed necessary or ex-
tseeienr s G. DORIAN.
Member and Stockholter of the Putnam Man
ufacturing and Improvement Company
Palatka, Fla. May Is. 1ss.-
myls-3tdS2rw
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-21
coURTING AMONG THE MExIcANS.
How the Mexican Romeo woos His
JuIiet-''Playing the Bear

How the Mexican Romeo Woos His
JuIiet-'.Playing the Bear
Speaking of the senOritas. notwithstand
.ng the fact that they are prone to flirt,
they are very circumspect as TO some
things to which we Americans never give
q thought For instance, Mexican ladies
seldom go out without some one of the
family or a servant. They do not have
gentlemen visitors. There is no chance
for gallant youth to burn the midnight
oil or gas at his prospective father-in-
laws expense. III a young man has been
acquainted with n girl from childhood, or
by some accident is allowed To visit the
family and becomes a lover, he is imme-
diately forbidden the house and must
continue his counting as best he can. 1t
is then the balcony is of service. a signal
Is agreed upon, and the senorita with ears
alert hears il and appears upon the bal
cony and eonverses with her lover below
in the street Notes are secretly ex-
changed, but never through the mail To
give you an idea of Mexican cOurtship
and how Cupid breaks down the barriers
made by ignorance and superstition, /
will explain what is here termed playing
the bear" This is a very popular game
at least it seems so-amOng the Mex
leans. 1t is played by two persons, a
lady and gentleman. Both are usually
there are instances of the game being
played by couples who had passed that
period by several years.
A young man becomes smitten with a
fair charIner at the opera or at church.
He follows the lady to her home. Having
that located he makes it his business to
be in that neighborhOOd as much as pos
sible. He will stroll by the house with
his eyes expressive OF the state of his
hpp he Ghnnl1 fTh oil of
his fair one he is happy. If he receives a
smile he becomes intoxicated with love
and is ready to play the '.bear'' for an in
definite period of time II the lady is
seated on the balcony when Romeo ar
riyes upon the scene she usually with
draws, after exchanging chances with him.
This programme is kept up for months.
At last he receives a smile from fair
Juliet. From smiles they get to exchang-
ing few words.
There have been actual cases where the
bear has frolicked about for year or two
before the tickle maid would exchange a
word with him. Very often there are two
or three bears casting longing eyes in the
same direction This Frequently causes
bad blood As soon as the couple begin
to know each others voices matters pro-
press rapidly. After they arrive at an
understanding the perseyering lover has
tens to the padre. The kind priest, find
ing that there is no reason for objection
on either side. proceeds to intercede with
the girls parents and gain him admit
lance to the domicile of his lady love AS
soon as a young man enters the house he
Is considered as engaged to the daughter
A wedding quickly follows and there is
no more playing the bear So far as that
young man is cOncerned--City of Mexico
Cor. San Francisco Chronicle.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-21
Rules for Reading with Profit.

To read with prutit ,silis for no elabo-
rate rules and no cast iron system II
Tequires only thest, two things: First. that
we shall read intelligently, and to that
end that we master what we actually do
read; and, second, that we follow I'D
whatever interest may be aroused in
reading, so as To make the general tenor
of our reading illustrate itself. ANY per-
son who will faithfully follow these two
simple rules for one year viii be surprised
Mt the extent, the diversity, and the con-
tinuity of the knowledge he has acquired;
and others viii be equally astonished at
the culture of mind and the felicity of
speech he has attained. Within a short
time there will be few subjects upon
which he will not be prepared to speak
with pleasure to himself and others, be
cause there will not be many subjects on
which he is not more or less informed,
and of which he has not more or less ex-
tensively thought. As a method of ae-
quiring the almost forgotten art of con-
versation no method of profound study
could possibly surpass the simple method
of self culture we have Indicated For
the greatest charm of cultivated CONVEX
sation is facility in apt and striking Illus
tration, such as nothing but extensive and
intelligent reading can inpart.-St. Louis
Republican.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-21
ONE CENT PAPERS OF PARIS.

system. of Newspaper Distribution In
the French CapitaI-The Kio-ques-
TIL" publishers of one cent papers have
naturally wished the Intermediates and
ncyTS agents To bear their share in the in
creased expenses due to the aGgmenta-
ton Of the size. The small four column
one cent paper used to he sold at sixty
eight cents hundred; the five column
enlarged one cent paper Is sold at seventy
four cents q hundred. This new tariff
has provoked much discomfort among
the Intermediates, WHO demand adm
inution instead of an increase of the
wholesale price.
The manufacture and sale of reading
matter being a subject which interests
more or less everybody who can read, /
may perhaps be allowed to enter into
some Diet Ill on the system of newspaper
distribution in Paris. Some of the papers
have sale department and carriers Of
their own; but the majority deal with
Intermediates, who have special squads
of carriers for each journal and for each
district. These carriers distribute the
journals in the Mosques and in the shops
of the news vendors. settling accounts
each day and taking back the unsold
numbers Another special category Of
newspaper sellers are the ''camelots,' or
hawkers, who cry papers in the street.
There are some 500 sellers of this kind,
who howl sensational news, and who
buy later editions of second class papers,
which, for the sake of advertising, are
sold to them at from twenty to thirty
cents n hundred out and out, no account
being taken of unsold copies.
Besides the '.cameIots' there are nearly
Paris, mostly booksellers, statiOners,
sellers of fried potatoes or of roasted
chestnuts, and milk dealers, who COM
bine news vending with their other bust
ness. Out of this number there are BAT
vendors who occupy kiosques on the boule-
wards and 100 who occupy wooden booths
placed ON the sidewalk. These booths
pay ground rent of six francs year to
the municipality, and a rent of six francs
a month to the contractor who owns the
material. Tine Mosques, built originally
by private company, have now become
the property of the municipality of Paris.
which has leased them for seven years to
an advertising contractor at an annual
rental of S1S,250 This contractor makes
his profit by selling the advertising space,
and he is allowed to exact, from the news
vendors who occupy the Mosques, n
rental of from 81 to 50 a month, accord
ing to the situation. For instance, the
Mosques opposite the Grand hotel, where
you can buy American, Russian, Italian,
Hungarian, German and other foreign
papers, are all let at So month. The
tenants of the Mosques are appointed in
turn by the prefecture of the department
of the Seine and by the prefecture of
police; for, like the tobacco shops, the
newspaper Mosques are reserved, in lieu
of pensions, for the widows Of public
employees or of soldiers. The privilege of
a kiosque is very much coveted, and
there are always 5000 or 5000 demands
inscribed. The average number of vacan-
cies is twenty-five n year.-Paris Cor.
New York Sun.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-21
4 Neurological Marvel.

y large clock just completed in Ger
many ny Christian Martin is said to sur
pass in wonderful construction ali previous
achievements. II Is designed to show the
seconds, minutes, quarter hours, hours,
days, weeks, months, the four seasons,
the years and leap years until the close
Of 80, $50 \. ID. 1t gives indications for
every Etitulc. and records the successive
phases of the moon. 1t not only strikes
the quarters and hours but the minutes
az well, sixty different symbolic f,-ures
performing the work. \ night watch
man blows the hours Of the night on his
horn, cock Crows at sunrise, and a
cuckoo appears in spring. There are
moving pictures, bell ringing s,icristan
who &netli and folks his hands, and flute
toned musical works, lVsi,ics other inter-
estins Observation-Disclosures Traveller.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-21
LEGAL.
Notice of Application to Sell
Real Estate.

NNHEREAS, ANDREW l.. CkNOVA. As
w administrator of the estate of AlbeIt
Bodge, deceased, has this day made application
to the County Court of Putnam County. Flor
belonging IL his said interstate. and living and
being situated in the city of Palatka, County
OF Putnam, State Of Fioriia, viz:
Commencing at point on the west line of
Hlakc street one hundred feet north of the
southeast corner of block sixty of said city of
Palat ka- and running III Il nOrtheriy direction
one hundred feet, thence westerly one hum
dred feet ON line parallel with Madison street,
parallel with Blake street, thence eaSteTiy one
hundred feet on line parallel with Main
street. to- point of beginning, said lot being one
hundred feet square.
the following named defendants. Caroline VI.
BOdge, who j. over the age of twcnty-One
years and resides at West ctratford, COnnecti-
cut.
Lillian King and her husband, Walter H.
King. who are over the age of twenty -one years
and reside at West Stratfor,l, Connecticut.
Martha Crockcr, and her husband. George
trOcker. who are over the age cf tWenty-Dnc
years, and resides mt Hampdrn. Massachusetts.
Mamie BOdge. who il under the age of TWEEN
ty-one years, and resides at West Stratford,
Connecticut
Clara hodge who is under the age Of twenty
one years and resides mt lila mpden, MaSSachu-
sets, are the hcrS-iit-law, of said intestatc and
Interested in said real estate
1t Is therefore ordered that said application
be set for hearing AlefOre said Court. at the
Courthouse, mt Palatka- Florida, on Monday,
the 9th day of June, lSS., and this notice of
this application he published once week for
five consecutive weeks i'm THE PALATKA DAILY
NEWS, "A newspaper published in said Putnam
County.
Given under my hand, this Ilth day of April,
~ ID. 1885,.
It's. HAUGHTON,
County Judge of Putnam County
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-21
ORANGE GROVES.
In the FlOurishins Town OF
FEDERAL POINT, FLA.

Which has the best soil and the he
transportation facilities OF any part of
East Florida, / have the following de-
scribei property for sale, TO which / in
vite individual inspection before pur-
chasing:
One improved place Of 81 acres, set
with $40 orange trees, in bearing. com
prising $50 Eandarins, besides Japan
Persimmons, Peach and Plum Trees,
a finely finished Cottage OF Rooms,
with Driven Well and Rain-water Cis-
tern. Income this year $3.50. Price
IS. 500.
Also, one place of 20 acres, with nice
Cottage and Young Orange Grove OF 500
trees Just coming into hearing. Price
&, 900. Has driven well of unfailing wa
ter.
Also one place acres, 81 acres cleared
and set out in Orange Trees, Price *1100.
One place of 10 acres, acres cleared
and set out in trees, nice cottage of three
rooms, fronts on three streets, all under
fence. Price s., 100.
Besides, one lot at Bridgeport, Fla. of
60 acres. of which have been cleared,
with fine river front.
Also, unimproved land within the cor
porate limits of Federal Point, Fla, and
other lands in st. Johns County, which
Is unsurpassed in fertility Of soil.
Call and see or address
J.F. TENNEY.
fe1-iv Federal Posnt, Fls.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-21


Walking along with f. II. Pelton, the
publisher of The Eclectic Magazine, and
the agent of LipIincott's, inquired OF
him how IL was that dry goods stores
could sell books so much below regular
rates, rs / noticed in one store Grants
memoirs were marked at So % volume,
and Chambers Encyclopedia and other
books for little over one-half the adver-
tised retail price. Mr. Pelton explained
this by saying that these big dry goods
stores as a rule did not invest any money
in books. They sold them on commission,
often small enough to only cover the ex-
pense. Publishers and booksellers in
this way worked or surplus stock, or as
they did not have to handle the goods
they could afford to take very small
profit. Mr.. Pelton said that this had
seriously injured the retail book business,
which was now transacted on D and 10
per cent. margins.-New York Tribune.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-21
CONNECTIONS.


At Palatka with Jacksonville, Tampa and
Key West Hallway, and 81. Augustine and Pa
lataka Hallway, and fast river steamers from
-. Augustine, Green owe Springs, Jackson
vile and all points North. East and West.
Mail rfains make close connection both ways
VIA j. r. n n. w. R'y-, at jacksonville with
Atlantic Coast Line, Fast Mail.
At Gainesville with through Pullman sleep
ers over Savannah Florida and Western R'y..
for New Orleans. Pensacola. Savannah. Alba
ny, Montgomery, Louisville 81. Louis and all
points West.
At Ocala with Florida Railway and Naviga-
tion Co.. and :. :. %. a G.. X. X.
Vt AstOr with ~ Johns river steamers for
jacksonville, Sanford and way landings.
AT Lcesburg with the 1T. Johns and Lake
Eustis division of the Florida Southern Rail
way and boats Lake Harris, Eustis and
Griffin for all points ON Lakes.
At Tampa with Plant Steamships every Mon
day and Thursday for Key West and Havana.
At Lakeland with South Florida Railroad
for Tampa, kissmmee. Orlando and Sanford.
At Punta GOrda with steamer Alice Howard
and Walkatomica for Punta Rossa and Fort
Myers.
:. CONANT. J. \. LARNERD.
General Manager. Superintendent.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-21
Notice of Incorporation.

TINHE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY GIVE No
Il T1CE- in pursuance of the statutes or the
State of Florida. in such case made and pro-
yided, of the formation of corporation I'M
der the provisions of Chapter 1885,. Laws of
Florida To construct maintain and operate a
railroad, commencing at the city of Pai:f XII.
in the county of Putnam, State of Florida,
running in u westerly or nOrfhwestcrly direc-
ton through the counties of Putnam, Clay,
Alachua, Lafayette, Taylor, jefferson, Leon
and Gadsicn, with branches into the counties
of Bradford. Sawanee, Columbia, Madison,
Levy and Wukulia; said company tn be known
as the Palatka and Northwestern RailwaJ
Company.
III. l.. HART. Palatka-
r. n. URRAY, Chicago.
j. &. VERTREES, PaIatk a.
w. j. WEBB, Palatka.
:. j. KENNERLY, Palatka-
SUMNER c. CHANDLER, Palatka-
WILLIAM j. VINEGAR, Palat i1ai-
:. u. HAMMOND, Palatka.
MARCUS LOEB, Palatka-
III. g. PAYNE, Palatka.
EDWARD LEWIS, Tallahassee.
PAI.ATKA March l.. lss.. mh26-}m
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-21
All Persons Take Notice

THAT JAMES BURT, OF PALATKA. FLA,
L has cerSci To- be HIB 5gefd for the sale of my
land in Palatka or elsewhere, or for collecting
rents instruments due on land contracts. or
for acting in any other capacity for me. And
that hereafter shall personally attend To the
business connected with my property in
Palatka. All persons having any writ
ten contracts signed by James Burt as agent
for me are requested u present them to me for
approval Any rents instruments ON land,
contracts due me may be paid either To my
credit at the First National Bank of Palatka,
or TO ME at ST. Augustine, Fla
GEO. BURT.
April .. lss.. ap5j-iwd&w
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-21
Served Him Right.

Charitable LADY, wish you would
subscribe 10 our society for the pre-
vention of cruelty to animals.
Omaha Man-Eh? What's going
wrong?
''Why, everything. Only yesterday
heard of "A boy who soaked rats tail in
kerosene and then touched match TO IT. y
''Well, well! Do you know, when
lived down in Kansas q boy did that, and
l most walloped the life out of the rascal.
Crackyi When think of IL feel as II
I'D like to get ut him again"
II have no doubt he deserved ii"
Deserved it! l should say SO. Why,
the rat ran under my barn-"-Omaha
World